Login / Signup

Risk factors for incident falls in Singaporean community-dwelling adult men and women: a prospective cohort study.

Wan Fen YipLixia GeBee Hoon HengWoan Shin Tan
Published in: BMJ open (2023)
Older age, presence of pre-frailty and having depression or feeling depressed/anxious were associated with higher odds of incident falls. In our subgroup analyses, older age was a risk factor for incident falls in men and being pre-frail was a risk factor for incident falls in women. These findings provide useful information for community health services in designing falls prevention programmes for community-dwelling adults in a multi-ethnic Asian population.
Keyphrases
  • community dwelling
  • cardiovascular disease
  • healthcare
  • depressive symptoms
  • randomized controlled trial
  • type diabetes
  • metabolic syndrome
  • sleep quality
  • pregnant women
  • middle aged
  • physical activity
  • double blind